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Hi fellas...

It's time for the first skidpan training day in 2004!!!!!

We've had lots and lots of fun last year, as you can check out these galleries:

SAU Skidpan 20 Sep 2003

SAU Skipdan 15 Nov 2003

SAU Skidpan 16 Nov 2003

SAU Skidpan 20 Dec 2003 (a few pics from Chris only)

What I may suggest for the next one that we have an option of a BBQ at lunchtime.. (woo hoo!) It works this way: we'll need a group who do a morning session (5-6 people), the afternoon group comes in around 11am and set up bbq and start cooking. At 12 or 12.30 to 1pm we'll have a small BBQ together (let the morning guys eat first). Then the afternoon group take their turn doing the training while the morning guys cook some more food for the afternoon group and help packing/cleaning up....

Considering this I'm thinking around 20 (Sat) or 21 (Sun) February to "recruit" enough participants for the training day... Cost is $120 which you spend your day with a qualified instructor from Driver Dynamics. Hardly any tyre wear, you won't smash your car against anything, and less chance of breaking anything in your beloved ride.

Please register your interest here, and these are welcomed for all returning or new comers to the training program.... places are filling up fast.....

Here is the list so far:

1. Rianto "rs73" (R33)

2. Simon "meshmesh" (R33 GT-R)

3. Simon's bro (Benz E55)

4. Thanh (RX7)

5. Deric (Supra)

6. Rachel (Supra)

7. Steve "Cooks44" (R33)

8. Thai Cao (AE86)

9. Chris "Scotsman" (R33 GT-R)

10. Terry "krptr" (R33)

11. Denham "INASNT" (R33)

12. Nick "HKSgtst" (R33)

13. Alan "halz" (R33)

14. Kevin "king_kw13" (R33)

15. Corey "resonance" (180SX)

16. Geoff "skylinegeoff" (R33)

17. Andrew "Snowman" (R34 GT-R)

18. Denham (2) (WRX)

Cheers!

Rianto

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Let's start a list then...

1. Rianto

2. Ex-static

I'm interested, so put me down. But one question & excuse my ignorance, but is this more of a thrash session {alla' MINES_DATSUN} or do we actually learn how to control, drive the cars? I take it we can bring anycar? I was thinking the GTR or the E55 or both :D?

Honestly I have no idea of the trash session u mention. However, you'll learn lots about car control and sideway drifting in this course. You can bring any car, a RWD E55 would be easier to drift than an AWD GT-R of course, and much more fun. But you can bring ur GT-R before as we had one previously. Takes different approach to drift a AWD.

Yeah man Whens the next one after this? I'm so strapped for cash at the moment because of drifting lol. So i wanna do it in a controlled environment. Also it is technically owned by my parents business and is registered under my mums name do i need to bring a Statutory declaration, and do we need helmets?

thanks,

Rom

Rom,

No helmets required. In regards to joint ownership on the car, I have seen cases where people who use company cars normally would be required to sign a statutory declaration stating that the company allows him/her to use the car in such car course. So I'd suppose you'll need to bring a letter of approval from the registered owner, giving you permission to let you use the car.

It's definitely in a controlled environment, all user level welcome (beginner to advance) as the instructor will sit beside you and giving you instruction according to your level and speed of progress. All cars welcome (RWD/FWD/AWD, Skylines/Silvia/WRX/Gemini/BMW/Merc/Supra/Porsche/Lotus etc.)

The only restriction is we can't have extremely loud car on the venue which is 150m away from residential. So no open exhaust or straight pipes, anyone with such exhaust should do something about it before joining (even just attaching a tip silencer for 4 hours of this session should help).

Pending on my car's availability (will be spending a fair bit of time going back and forth between workshops) I'd like to try out some new skills I've aquired after watching and practicing the Drift Bible DVD.

Cooks44, you're added. We had many stock cars before (including mine) and we had no trouble drifting.

1. Rianto (R33)

2. Ex-static (WRX)

3. meshmesh (E55/GTR????)

4. Thanh (RX7)

5. Deric (Supra)

6. James (NX Coupe)

7. Cooks44

8. Rachel (Supra)

List updated...

1. Rianto (R33)

2. Ex-static (WRX)

3. meshmesh (E55/GTR????)

4. Thanh (RX7)

5. Deric (Supra)

6. James (NX Coupe)

7. Cooks44 (R33)

8. Rachel (Supra)

Anyone object if we do this on Sat Feb 21st 2004? The reason is that you can

have a day rest on the Sunday, as it can be tiring for some...

Another update...

1. Rianto (R33)

2. Ex-static (WRX)

3. meshmesh (E55/GTR????)

4. Thanh (RX7)

5. Deric (Supra)

6. James (NX Coupe)

7. Cooks44 (R33)

8. Rachel (Supra)

9. Thai Cao (AE86)

Anyone object if we do this on Sat Feb 21st 2004? The reason is that you can

have a day rest on the Sunday, as it can be tiring for some...

Rianto,

Put me down.... I'll be there with a RWD GTR to learn the ways of the G-Force. BBQ sounds great idea.. I might have a friend to bring with another car. Will let u know. I'll do a video this time aswell.

Hi Chris,

Welcome back, I've updated the list with another update...

1. Rianto (R33)

2. Ex-static (WRX)

3. meshmesh (E55/GTR????)

4. Thanh (RX7)

5. Deric (Supra)

6. James (NX Coupe)

7. Cooks44 (R33)

8. Rachel (Supra)

9. Thai Cao (AE86)

10. Chris (GT-R)

C'mon guys 2 more participants then I'll book the venue.... :)




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